Archived News for Engineering Professionals - September, 2019
The ANU is setting up a new facility to dig through incredible mounds of data from space.
NAB sued over creditor link
NAB is facing a potential $74 million lawsuit over the collapse of a construction firm.
Academy urges digital focus
The Australian Academy of Science wants to bring science and industry together to guide digital transformation.
Green ambitions to stay low
The Energy Minister says Australia’s renewable target will not be raised.
Hydro project to flush gold town
Proponents are plugging a big pumped hydro project at Kidston in north Queensland.
Sound trapped in particle form
Researchers in the US have gained control of the elusive “particle” of sound, the phonon.
Littleproud demands dams
Federal Water Minister David Littleproud has slammed state governments for not building dams.
New call for corruption court
As an emerging scandal engulfs NSW Labor, calls are beginning for a federal corruption court.
Takata recall continues
The recall of potentially deadly Takata airbag inflators is almost 80 per cent complete.
Carnegie calls for more
Ailing wave energy firm Carnegie Clean Energy has made a final bid for survival.
Coal deal carries Paris provision
The new United Wambo open cut coal ‘super pit’ for NSW’s Hunter Valley has been approved with export conditions.
Coal workers cut in QLD
New Hope has sacked 150 New Acland coal mine workers after a bizarre standoff with the Queensland Government.
Nanotube computing tested
Engineers are working on a new era of computing built on tiny tubes of carbon.
NBN claims completion date
NBN Co says the rollout of the network in on track for completion in mid-2020.
Space deal signed
A new deal is expected to drive growth for Australia's space and spatial industries.
Trade deal could clean fuel
The EU is expected to push Australia to clean up petrol standards as part of a new free trade deal.